By gathering and the first training in FC “Vujadin Boskov”, footballers of Vojvodina officially started preparation for the new half-season. Having done the necessary medical tests in the past two days, red and whites gathered today in their training center, where, before the start of the training, FK Vojvodina’s president Dusan Vlaovic wished the best in the new year and the new half-season, which he expects to be incomparably more successful than the previous one.

– I hope you had good rest, because today practically is your first working day. First you will train in these winter conditions in our country, and on January 24 you will go to Turkish Belek, where the conditions for work will be top and it is already arranged to play five friendly matches against very attractive opponents. Regarding what has happened, I would not be the one to return to that, and I am sure that you, as well as us at the club, are not happy with the result that has been achieved – Vlaovic said, adding that the goals of Vojvodina in the new half-season are significantly improving its position on the table, to continue as far as possible in the Serbian Cup and to affirm the team for the next season.

In this regard, a great trust was expressed to the Manager Radovan Krivokapic, who will continue to lead the Red and Whites from the bench in the future. He also wished the players all the best in the new year, but he also pointed out that only depends on them how good this year and half-season will be.

– There is lot of hard work ahead of us, and from my personal experience I know that winter preparations are always the hardest. The goals of the club are familiar to you and accordingly to that we will train, and I will again, as well as the first day when I took over the position of Manager, repeat that I want respect, which is a key thing for me. How much respect will you show to my associates and to me, that much and even more respect we will show to you. From the first day, I expect maximum seriousness and engagement – Krivokapic said.

At today’s gathering, a total of 39 players appeared, and compared to the last half-season, Lazar Djordjevic, Ismael Fofana and Darko Bjedov were absent, since during the winter they agreed to terminate their contracts with the club. In the meantime, Djordjevic has already signed for Czech side MFK Karvina, while Fofana and Bjedov are still looking for a new team.

On the other hand, on today’s meeting, another well-known face appeared, since to the red and whites joined the midfielder Vuk Mitosevic (27), who spent the previous half-season in the Hungarian first-division side Kisvárda. He passed the Youth Academy “Ilija Pantelić”, then from 2009 to 2013 he was a member of the first team of Vojvodina, and he is expected to sign a new contract with the club very soon.

Also, from loan in other clubs, in Vojvodina returned Vukasin Pilipovic (Kabel), Mladen Devetak (Kabel), Predrag Vladic (Kabel), Djordje Pantelic (Kabel), Marko Mandic (Becej), Kristijan Zivkovic (Jagodina Tabane) and Milos Zlicic (Cement Beočin), while Nemanja Toroman, Andrej Jakovljević, Igor Jeličić, Marko Bjeković, Danilo Mitrović, Dobrica Tegeltija, Mirko Topić, Dragoljub Savić and Dejan Zukić joined the first team from the Youth Academy.

Because of the injury, today’s gathering was missed by the striker Milan Vidakov, as well as by the midfielder Eze Vincent, whose return to Novi Sad is expected during the day.

Until going to Turkey, football players of Vojvodina will train in FC “Vujadin Boskov” in Veternik, as well as in the sports center “Sajmište”, which owns a pitch with an artificial grass.

The players who appeared on today’s meeting of the first team are:

Goalkeepers: Emil Rockov, Nikola Simic, Filip Staric, Vukasin Pilipovic, Nemanja Toroman;

Right backs: Arandjel Stojkovic, Milan Lazarevic, Marko Mandic;

Left backs: Nikola Antić, Diamantis Chouchoumis, Mladen Devetak, Andrej Jakovljević;

Central backs: Daniel Graovac, Siniša Saničanin, Ranko Veselinović, Igor Jeličić, Marko Bjeković, Danilo Mitrović;

Defensive midfielders: Damir Zlomislić, Vuk Mitošević, Aleksandar Mirkov, Nemanja Ahčin, Dobrica Tegeltija, Mirko Topić;

Right wings: Ognjen Đuričin, Damjan Gojkov, Kristijan Živković, Predrag Vladić;

Left wings: Nemanja Milojević, Đorđe Pantelić, Dragoljub Savić;

Attacking midfielders: Lazar Arsic, Milan Djuric, Aleksandar Mesarovic, Nikola Srećkovic, Mihajlo Neskovic, Dejan Zukić;

Forwards: Nikola Gajić, Miloš Zličić.